misappropriate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/ (UK)
- /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English appropriate English misappropriate From mis- + appropriate.
Meanings
- (transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
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(transitive) To embezzle.
The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misappropriating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misappropriated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misappropriated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misappropriates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
misappropriator · misappropriation
Synonyms
embezzle (embezzle) · defalcate (embezzle) · peculate (embezzle) · misuse (take for wrong purposes) · siphon (embezzle)
Translations (8)
cs zpronevěřovat (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · sl poneveriti (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · pl sprzeniewierzyć (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · pl sprzeniewierzać (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · sl poneverjati (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · sq shpërdoroj (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · bg злоупотребявам (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · cs zpronevěřit (to use something wrongly, or illegally)